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Franklin D. Roosevelt Limousine
1938 Cadillac V-16 Presidential Limousine
First in Luxury, First in Prestige
Two Produced for President Roosevelt
Only two 1938 V-16 Presidential Limousines were
ever produced, both for Franklin D. Roosevelt's
use as parade cars. Few Americans who were alive
during this time will ever forget seeing live,
if they were lucky, or in newsreels, pictures
of the President smiling and waving from the backseat
of these 38 Cadillacs, as he took a brief break
from steering America through the Great Depression.
They certainly lost money on every one they built.
In 1938, despite a new better performing engine
and gorgeous body by Fleetwood, only 315 were
produced. Yet it was the V-16 engine that pushed
Packard aside, making Cadillac Americas #1 Luxury
Car. The V-16 engine was almost extinct in 1938,
victim of Cadillac's own improvements in their
V-8 engine. By 1940 only a handful were ordered
and the V-16 was discontinued.
This 1:24 scale precision die cast replica of
the 1938 Cadillac V-16 Presidential Limousine
has all the details of the original, from the
flags on the front to an opening back seat compartment
complete with telephone and rifle. With its factory
baked-enamel black finish, "hood goddess"
ornament, working jump seats, every detail is
exactly like it was when presented to the President
65 years ago.
Model Features
• Opening Doors
• Folding Front Seats
• Working Steering System
• Removable Full-size Spare Tire
• Thrifty 85 Horsepower 169.6 Cubic Inch
Engine
• 2 Working Jump seats and opening Compartment
with Telephone and Rifle
• Precision Diecast Replica
• Baked Enamel Finish
• 1:24 Scale Model
• 10 inches long
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here to buy this piece of American history now!
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